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I am a Makers Academy Full Stack Junior Developer with a preference toward back-end development.
I am passionate about writing code that follows SOLID principles and so is clean, tested and reusable. Having recently completed the intensive 12 weeks of Makers Academy, I have progressed from an interested amateur coder into a confident and enthusiastic junior developer. I build great relationships with colleagues and I am always available to help when needed.
I take pride in my code and always try to adhere to best practices. I am currently looking for a career where I can build on my skills at a company that embraces the Agile and Software Craftsmanship methodologies.
During our final project we built a game, we all had lots of ideas about features we wanted to implement once we hit MVP. We only had two weeks to build it and so we were limited on time. As the team leader I ensured we had regular stand ups and retros in order to talk about priorities as well as reflect on our strategy so that we could improve our approach as necessary.
I was part of a team that was building an Air BnB clone during which we had to fix several large bugs in our code. We paired everyday. At my suggestion we implemented a system where if we were stuck on a bug for more than half an hour we would switch with the other pair, giving them half an hour to try and solve it before switching back. This meant our code constantly had a fresh set of eyes on it, making bugs quicker to fix and the code cleaner.
I love learning new technologies, while at Makers Academy I gained the ability and the confidence to teach myself pretty much anything. For the final project our group chose to use technologies that we had never used before, this meant learning enough C# and Unity to build a game in two weeks.
I have always enjoyed new opportunities and challenges especially when I am outside of my comfort zone. When I was 18, I spent 3 months living in China teaching English at a school there. Having never left Europe, travelled by myself or taught before, the experience was incredible and equipped me to deal with a lot of challenges I have faced since.
| Projects | Tech Stack | Time frame | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airport Challenge | Ruby | Week 1, written in two days |  |
| Takeaway challenge | Ruby, Twilio API | Week 2, written in two days | |
| Tic-tac-toe tech test | Ruby | Week 10, written in one day | |
| Theresa Mayhem | Unity, MakeHuman, C# | Weeks 11 & 12, built in 10 days |  |
- Genuine passion for code
- Independent learner and problem-solver
- OOP, OOD, TDD, SOLID, MVC
- Software Craftsmanship
- XP Values
- Ruby, Rails, Javascript, C#, Unity
- Omniauth, Twilio
- Rspec, Jasmine
- BA War and Society (Part-complete)
A Levels:
- Maths
- Biology
- Chemistry
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The Rising Sun (August 2015 to December 2016)
Barman
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Virgin Active (March 2013 to August 2014)
Lifeguard/Receptionist
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Boots (June 2011 to March 2013)
Customer assistant
- Surfing
- Climbing
- Hardware tinkering
- Gaming